Robert Capa
October 22, 1913 – May 25, 1954
Robert Capa was a Hungarian photographer and photojournalist well known for covering at least five different wars in his lifetime. Originally planning on being a writer, he changed career plans when he found it difficult to find work in Berlin. Born Friedmann Endre Ernő, he adopted a new name as the word capa translates to shark , it reminded him of the film director Frank Capra, and found it much easier to sell his artwork under his more "American" sounding name.
Perhaps his most famous photo is The Falling Soldier
Robert Capa often took extreme risks to capture his images, which would eventually result in his untimely death by landmine during the Vietnam War.
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